Foreword
Health financing and social protection remains key elements of the health system in
particular, and health development in general in the African region. Appropriate
health financing and social protection mechanisms will improve access to services
and enable countries to achieve the targets set out in both international and African
member states commitments to the agreed objectives such as the Millennium
Developments Goals (‎MDG)‎ and Universal Health Coverage (‎UHC)‎. [‎Foreword terminated]‎

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